Government expenditure on employment and support allowances in the UK 2008-2024
In 2023/24 the UK government spent approximately 12.8 billion British pounds on employment and support allowances, compared with almost 13 billion in the previous year.
Government expenditure on employment and support allowances in the United Kingdom from 2008/09 to 2023/24 (in million GBP)
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GOV.UK, & Department for Work and Pensions UK. (May 21, 2024). Government expenditure on employment and support allowances in the United Kingdom from 2008/09 to 2023/24 (in million GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/284445/uk-employment-support-expenditure/
GOV.UK, und Department for Work and Pensions UK. "Government expenditure on employment and support allowances in the United Kingdom from 2008/09 to 2023/24 (in million GBP)." Chart. May 21, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/284445/uk-employment-support-expenditure/
GOV.UK, Department for Work and Pensions UK. (2024). Government expenditure on employment and support allowances in the United Kingdom from 2008/09 to 2023/24 (in million GBP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/284445/uk-employment-support-expenditure/
GOV.UK, and Department for Work and Pensions UK. "Government Expenditure on Employment and Support Allowances in The United Kingdom from 2008/09 to 2023/24 (in Million Gbp)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/284445/uk-employment-support-expenditure/
GOV.UK & Department for Work and Pensions UK, Government expenditure on employment and support allowances in the United Kingdom from 2008/09 to 2023/24 (in million GBP) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/284445/uk-employment-support-expenditure/ (last visited December 25, 2024)
Government expenditure on employment and support allowances in the United Kingdom from 2008/09 to 2023/24 (in million GBP) [Graph], GOV.UK, & Department for Work and Pensions UK, May 21, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/284445/uk-employment-support-expenditure/